ABSTRACT: Pleurotheciopsis tropicalis anam. sp. nov., found on decaying leaves of Calophyllum antillarum Britton in a tropical rain forest, is described and illustrated. This species is distinguished by cylindrical, pale brown, 3-septate conidia produced in unbranched acropetal chains. Notes on previously described species of Pleurotheciopsis are given.

KEYWORDS: Pleurotheciopsis tropicalis, hyphomycetes, leaf litter, systematics, tropical fungi, Cuba

NOMENCLATURAL NOVELTIES:
Pleurotheciopsis tropicalis R.F.Castañeda & M.Calduch, p. 2